Songs that make you sad...

SpellboundByMetal · Post by **SpellboundByMetal** » Wednesday Jan 11, 2006

why is it, in depressed moods, you always seem to find the music that reminds you of someone else or somewhere else? then you start thinking about whatever part of the past you long for.
time goes by faster and faster it seems. some songs remind you of a year or time period that you want to have back, maybe even just for a few minutes.
im guess what im trying to say is, you only get one go around at this... so live your dreams. Now is what is important.

YankeeRose · Post by **YankeeRose** » Wednesday Jan 11, 2006

Great Topic and point you made, Spellbound.

Me want to live in the past? No way. Some of my recent past I'd like to forget! I'd like to get on with the "better times" that I keep hearing are coming!

However, I do wish certain people were still here and do I have some very fond memories.

Circumstances in my life will
usually dictate the reaction certain tunes elicit and it also depends who I associate them with. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Wish You Were Here", are tunes that are synonymous with my brother for me. Recently, I heard a Country tune, "Who You'd Be Today" that really got to me...it fits him to a t, except that he travelled the country...he hitch hiked to CA and back.

Yeah, he's dead almost 18 Years, but I still miss him and all the great times we never got to remember. Love never dies and the void he left is here today as much as when it was 1 Month. My big brother...he'd pick on me and tease me when we were growing up, but nobody else had any dare to. The Cross necklace he gave me, I'll have it 30 years this year and he was 30 when he died. Besides my sister, I've met 2 other people who've lost a sibling...1 young woman's sister died on her birthday, can you imagine? A child's death has got to be the worst, but losing a brother or sister stinks, it really, really stinks. Sorry.

There are tunes or even whole CDs or whatever that take me back to great times in my life and make me feel good, no matter what's going on in my life.

Just one:

Van Halen - May of '79 - the great time of my friend's 16th Birthday Party, which was raided by the Grandfather of the dude whose house it was held in...we ran out the back door and jumped in the cars of the people who drove and moved it to the bush...the entire 8 Track played all that night, but every time I hear "Jaimie's Cryin'" I have a flash of standing on a dirt road, leaning back against a '71 Chevelle and holding a Quart of Yuengling Premium, or "swill"...

slink · Post by **slink** » Wednesday Jan 11, 2006

This actually brought tears to my eyes. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with "The old upright piano that only Grandma played". If you listen to it don't do it on your way to work like I did!

Imgrimm01 · Post by **Imgrimm01** » Wednesday Jan 11, 2006

Rush .... Time stand still, something about accepting the fact that we truly are not immortal and each day is 1 step closer to the end of the path,,, blah blah you know!

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Wednesday Jan 11, 2006

Hurt (written by Trent Reznor of NIN) redone by Johnny Cash. That song chokes me up. I had never seen an artist take a song so completely left field of his own genre and make it sound like a tune he wrote. Johnny was something special. I always liked him, but when I heard his projects that Rick Rubin was associated with I fell in love with Johnny Cash's musical prowess. I wish there could have been more...

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Wednesday Jan 11, 2006

It sounds cheesy as hell, but I still can't get through Tim McGraw's "Don't Take The Girl" without getting a little choked up.

Blain · Post by **Blain** » Wednesday Jan 11, 2006

To say that I am not a fan of country music would be an understatement, but there are a few that I like, and of course country music is always good for making you want to put a 230 grain .45 caliber hollow point through your skull.

Diamond Rio - One More Day
Garth Brooks - The Dance

Mistress_DB · Post by **Mistress_DB** » Wednesday Jan 11, 2006

ToonaRockGuy wrote:It sounds cheesy as hell, but I still can't get through Tim McGraw's "Don't Take The Girl" without getting a little choked up.

That one brings tears to my eyes everytime.

Mackovyak · Post by **Mackovyak** » Wednesday Jan 11, 2006

I don't know about making me sad, but these songs, for some reason always make me sit back and get deep in my own head.

Mrs. Potters Lullaby - Counting Crows

Warehouse - Dave Matthews (I don't really like DMB, but I love the acoustic version of this with him and Tim Reynolds)

Shame in You - Alice In Chains

Don't Follow - Alice In Chains

The Whole Green Album by Days of the New.

edgecrush2003 · Post by **edgecrush2003** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

Well i really hate country but, Rascal flatts-Sarabeth(skin) that song really makes me sad.Another one would be In this river-Black Label

no surrender · Post by **no surrender** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

ToonaRockGuy wrote:It sounds cheesy as hell, but I still can't get through Tim McGraw's "Don't Take The Girl" without getting a little choked up.

no offense but this is one song that has absolute opposite affect on me, makes me shake my head in unbelief cause it is so corny. sorry, but even if i had unresolved daddy issues i still can't help hating those cornball lyrics

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

Well, NS, that's your opinion, and that's okay. You and I can agree to disagree on this. (See how easy that was?)

no surrender · Post by **no surrender** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

ToonaRockGuy wrote:Well, NS, that's your opinion, and that's okay. You and I can agree to disagree on this. (See how easy that was?)

also selfish 'don't take the girl just me!' gives a rats azz about the girl's hurt feelings of being left out.

a GOOD sad song is, My Name Is Luca by Suzanne Vega

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

Kansas, Cheyenne Anthem

I took my acoustic into the hospital to play it for my Mother before they disconnected the life support.

From the mountains to the sun, Life has only just begun.
We wed this land and pledge our souls to meet its end,
Life has only just begun
Here my people roam the earth, in the kingdom of our birth,
Where the dust of all our horses hides the sun
We are mighty on the earth, on the earth

You have come to move me, take me from my ancient home,
Land of my fathers I can't leave you now
We will share it with you, no man owns this earth we're on
Now the wheels are rolling hear the howling winds of war
It's my destiny to fight and die
Is there no solution, can we find no other way, Lord let me stay
Under the endless sky and the earth below
Here I was born to live and I will never go, oh no

But we cannot endure like the earth and the mountains
Life is not ours to keep, for a new sun is rising

Soon these days shall pass away, for our freedom we must pay
All our words and deeds are carried on the wind,
In the ground our bodies lay, here we'll stay

Quail Whale · Post by **Quail Whale** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

Oh my...a song that always makes me sad is "Roses for Mama" by Red Sovine.
Something else that makes me want to cry is that picture on yahoo pictures of the ragdoll kitty that was born with one eye & no nose. >^..^<

ASB10 · Post by **ASB10** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

Long December - Counting Crowes

4 AM & Thief - Our Lady Peace

You'll Accompany Me - Bob Seger

Don't Follow - AIC (Mackyovak - that's a great choice.....I concur)

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

"Burn in Hell" — Twisted Sister

r:>)

Staceman · Post by **Staceman** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

"Rain" by Uriah Heep
"She's Gone" by Black Sabbath
"Solitude" by Black Sabbath
"Over and Over" by Black Sabbath
"Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce (especially when you think about Jim Croce himself while listening to it)

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

no surrender wrote:
ToonaRockGuy wrote:Well, NS, that's your opinion, and that's okay. You and I can agree to disagree on this. (See how easy that was?)
also selfish 'don't take the girl just me!' gives a rats azz about the girl's hurt feelings of being left out.

Umm, NS, you really have to take the whole song for what it is. Most 6-9 year old boys don't want anything to do with girls. It's written as a reflection of a young boy growing up to be a man, and always having that constant in his life, the girl that he used to think was icky and ended up marrying. But again, you and I can agree to disagree.

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

Kevin,

I don't like that song so I don't think you should like it, either.

r:>)

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

Well, I don't like Superman, so there. You shouldn't like him either.

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

How can you not like Superman? I mean, he's super and stuff ...

r:>)

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

I always thought that Clark Kent was a little light in the loafers. It just bugged me. I was always a Spiderman fan growing up.

Hmmm...I think Rob and I have completed a...

HIJACK!!

no surrender · Post by **no surrender** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

ToonaRockGuy wrote:Well, I don't like Superman, so there. You shouldn't like him either.

BATMAN is best superhero ever!

agreed??????

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Thursday Jan 12, 2006

ToonaRockGuy wrote:I always thought that Clark Kent was a little light in the loafers. It just bugged me.

It was all a facade. He had to portray himself as sort of an opposite to throw people off. Let's face it, the glasses weren't the best disguise in the world.

r:>)